1.0Law Times Journalhttps://lawtimesjournal.inParamjeet Singhhttps://lawtimesjournal.in/author/paramjeet-singh/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="LFT8ZTkHh1"><a href="https://lawtimesjournal.in/mere-non-examination-of-the-independent-witnesses-shall-not-be-fatal-to-the-case-of-the-prosecution-sc/">Mere non-examination of the independent witnesses shall not be fatal to the case of the prosecution: SC</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://lawtimesjournal.in/mere-non-examination-of-the-independent-witnesses-shall-not-be-fatal-to-the-case-of-the-prosecution-sc/embed/#?secret=LFT8ZTkHh1" width="600" height="338" title="“Mere non-examination of the independent witnesses shall not be fatal to the case of the prosecution: SC” — Law Times Journal" data-secret="LFT8ZTkHh1" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://lawtimesjournal.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/supreme-court-2.png1200628The Hon'ble Supreme Court on 6th May 2021, in the case of Guru Dutt Pathak versus. State of Uttar Pradesh observed that "when the witness who is examined are found to be reliable and trustworthy, mere non-examination of the independent witnesses shall not be fatal to the case of the prosecution."